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Pastor sees BUA as ‘God-sent’ opportunity for undocumented student_12405
Posted: 1/21/05
Mirzha Leija faces a complicated future as an "illegal." Though she grew up in Texas and graduated from Seguin High School, she is not eligible for any government assistance for college expenses.(Photo by Craig Bird) Pastor sees BUA as 'God-sent'
opportunity for undocumented studentBy Craig Bird
Baptist University of the Americas
SEGUIN–The first time Carlos and Olga Martinez met Mirzha Leija, the girl with the light-up-the-room smile, they were impressed. Nothing in the past decade has changed their minds.
01/22/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Pastor helps immigrants gain legal status_12405
Posted: 1/21/05
Alex Camacho directs the nonprofit Immigration Services organization and is pastor of Iglesia Bautista Cristiana in McKinney. (Photo by Sarah Farris) Pastor helps immigrants gain legal status
By Sarah Farris
Special to the Baptist Standard
MCKINNEY–Before Alex Camacho felt God's call to ministry, he planned to become a lawyer. Now he combines his passion for God, law and the Hispanic community as director of Immigration Services–a nonprofit organization accredited by the Board of Immigration Appeals–and pastor of Iglesia Bautista Cristiana in McKinney.
01/22/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Austin woman believes citizens can shape immigration policy_12405
Posted: 1/21/05
Carmelita Hernandez, a member of Iglesia Bautista Principe de Paz in Austin, drafted a guestworker pilot program proposal. (Photo by Ken Camp) Austin woman believes citizens can shape immigration policy
By Ken Camp
Managing Editor
AUSTIN–Carmelita Hernandez believes one person can make a difference–even when it comes to big issues like shaping the United States' immigration policy.
01/22/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Immigration and churches_12405
Posted: 1/21/05
Immigration and churches
By Ferrell Foster
Texas Baptist Communications
AUSTIN–Immigration is not just a political issue to Texas Baptists; it's about churches and ministry, said Suzii Paynter, director of citizenship and public policy for the Baptist General Convention of Texas' Christian Life Commission.
01/22/2005 - By John Rutledge
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FAQs: How can churches help undocumented immigrants?_12405
Posted: 1/21/05
How can churches help
undocumented immigrants?Based on information provided by the Baptist General Convention of Texas immigration task force. For more information, contact Jim Young, director of the BGCT Missions Equipping Center, at (888) 311-3900.
Q. Can a church get in trouble for helping an undocumented immigrant?
A. It depends on the kind of help offered.
01/22/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Hispanic but multi-ethnic_12405
Posted: 1/21/05
Hispanic but multi-ethnic
By Sarah Farris
Special to the Baptist Standard
Just because a Texas Baptist church calls itself “Hispanic” doesn't mean its members are all Mexican-American. Just ask Rolando Lopez, pastor of Northwest Hispanic Baptist Church in San Antonio, who says his congregation has anywhere from seven to nine nationalities represented.
01/22/2005 - By John Rutledge
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‘We are here illegally’: Texas Baptist family describes life as undocumented aliens_12405
Posted: 1/21/05
Texas Baptist family describes life as undocumented aliens
By Ken Camp
Managing Editor
AUSTIN–Ernesto serves as a deacon at a Hispanic Baptist church in Austin. His wife, Maria, works in various ministries at the church. And like 1.1 million other people in Texas and more than 9.3 million in the United States, they are in this country illegally.
U.S. Border Patrol Agent Ricardo Marin looks along the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. Marin and his partner, U.S. Border Patrol agent Jesse Arellano, a 20-year veteran, patrol the river at different times of the day looking for illegals and drug smugglers. (Photo by Brad Doherty/Brownsville Herald) 01/22/2005 - By John Rutledge
